2021 Football Roster
Travon Walker
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Thomaston, Ga.
- High School:
- Upson-Lee
Career Highs
* 5 tackles vs. Kentucky, 2021
* 1 QB Sack vs. six teams (recent: Michigan, 2021)
* 2 TFL vs. Missouri, 2021
* 7 QB Pressures vs. Alabama2, 2021
* 1 Fumble Recovery vs. Baylor, 2020 (2019 season); vs. Tennessee, 2021
* 1 Forced Fumble vs. Auburn, 2020
2021: Started at DT in all 15 games...finished with 37 total tackles, second among interior linemen...had 6.0 QB sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, and a team-high 36 QB hurries...career-high seven QB pressures in CFP Championship Game vs. Alabama...also logged more playing time than any other DL (56 percent of total defensive snaps)...finished with a then-career-best four tackles, including a QB sack for a 9-yard loss in Georgia’s win over #3 Clemson...also credited with two QB hurries in the Clemson game...four tackles in win at Auburn...had a QB sack (-6 yards) and a career-best five QB hurries in the Auburn game...named one of three team captains for the Kentucky and Missouri games...Pre-season third-team All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, as well as by attendees at SEC Media Days.
2020: Saw action in nine games...career-best three stops vs. Florida and South Carolina...had two tackles, a forced fumble and a pair of QB pressures in win over Auburn...had two more QB pressures vs. Tennessee...credited with a sack and two QB pressures in win at Kentucky...had a batted-down pass and two QB hurries in win at Missouri.
2019: Freshman All-SEC Team, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches...co-winner of Defensive Newcomer of the Year, given at team’s post-season awards gala...played in 12 of 14 games and finished with 15 total stops, including 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss...also had eight QB pressures...biggest stop of the season was a 5-yard sack on Auburn’s final offensive play...career-best three tackles in Sugar Bowl win over Baylor included a QB sack and a fumble recovery...had two tackles and batted down a pass vs. Florida...assisted on a sack and had a QB pressure vs. Murray State...also played on kick coverage units.
High School: Upson-Lee, coached by Justin Elder...Selected to represent the East in the 2019 All-American Bowl...247Sports.com five-star prospect...Ranked as the #2 defensive tackle nationally, the #24 overall prospect nationally and the #5 prospect in Georgia... Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked #40 nationally, the #4 SDE and #6 in the state...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #18 prospect nationally, #4 DT….ESPN.com four-star prospect, #51 nationally, #6 DE and #8 in Georgia...Played multiple positions on the defensive line for the Knights, as well as TE and RB...Awarded Lineman of the Week in week nine by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta for his performance against West Laurens, which included 11 tackles, two TD receptions and a TD run...Named to the USA Today 2018 Preseason All-USA First Team defense...Tabbed for the AJC 2018 Preseason Super 11...Selected to represent Team Overdrive in Nike’s The Opening 2018 Finals and compete in the Final Five Lineman Challenge...Listed to the USA Today 2017 Georgia All-USA Second Team defense...Named to the GACA South 2017 All-State Class 4A First Team defense, as well as honorable mention by the AJC his junior and sophomore seasons...Racked up 37 solo tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles as a junior...Played for ULHS basketball team that won 71 straight games and consecutive Class 4A titles.
Personal: Full name: YURY TRAVON WALKER...Intended Major: Sport Management...recipient of the Bill and Susan Robbins Family Football Scholarship.
